VIDEO: Saturday Nor'easter adds to mid-week snowfall

TROY -- Just as the residents of the Capital Region finished digging themselves out from the first major storm of the season, forecasters predicted another round of snowfall which began late Saturday morning.

"We have a nor'easter that's developing off the coast of New Jersey," meteorologist Ian Lee told The Record on Saturday. "This storm is moving toward Cape Cod, so it's going to be a little bit further off the coast than the last storm."

Even with the storm's more westerly track, Lee said the area should expect noticeable accumulations with snowfall expected to continue throughout Saturday afternoon and into the evening.

"We're thinking anywhere from four to six inches in the Troy area," Lee warned. "Maybe as high as 7 inches in some of the areas outside the city."

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The snow from this system would be "heavier" than the last snowfall which blanketed the region, Lee said. "It may be a bit wetter, and some of the snowflakes you might see might appear larger."

Lee expected the snowfall to continue in the area through the evening. "We'll see the snow begin to diminish tonight," he said. "By tomorrow morning it'll have passed through the area."

The National Weather Service forecast also included lake-effect snow showers for areas to the north and west of Rensselaer County, affecting the western Adirondacks.